Which New York arts management program has the lowest debt?

SUNY Purchase College reports the lowest median federal debt, $22,418, with first-year pay of $18,079.

How much do arts management graduates earn in New York?

The median across 10 New York arts management bachelor's programs is $28,730 in the first year after graduating and $44,520 five years after.

How many arts management bachelor's programs are in New York?

10 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Arts Management (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

10 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York arts management bachelor's program pays its graduates $28,730 in their first year, $373 more than the national median. The New School reports the highest first-year pay ($37,743), and SUNY Purchase College the lowest median debt ($22,418).

Median first-year pay$28,730National $28,357

Median pay after 5 years$44,520National $42,388

Median federal debt$25,993National $26,000

Debt-to-earnings85%National 92%

All 10 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	The New SchoolNew York · private nonprofit	$37,743	$78,350	$25,000	66%
2	SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam · public	$36,899	Not reported	$27,000	73%
3	Pace UniversityNew York · private nonprofit	$35,948	$45,477	$25,985	72%
4	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · private nonprofit	$35,389	Not reported	$27,000	76%
5	Wagner CollegeStaten Island · private nonprofit	$29,010	$55,875	$27,000	93%
6	SUNY OneontaOneonta · public	$28,449	$44,520	$23,250	82%
7	Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York · private nonprofit	$28,160	Not reported	$26,000	92%
8	Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York · public	$27,941	$37,854	$24,734	89%
9	SUNY FredoniaFredonia · public	$26,216	$36,972	$27,000	103%
10	SUNY Purchase CollegePurchase · public	$18,079	$41,761	$22,418	124%

Debt and first-year pay at every New York arts management program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to arts management, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Producers and Directors

$107,550

Median pay in New York. 27,990 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $61,960Top 10%: $222,580

Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

$79,620

Median pay in New York. 2,660 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $52,370Top 10%: $219,690

Music Directors and Composers

$82,930

Median pay in New York. 2,370 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $46,640Top 10%: $199,430

Common questions

The New School in New York reports the highest median first-year pay, $37,743. Its median federal debt is $25,000.

Arts Management (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked43 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the arts management bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024